22 U.S.C. § 3243

Current through P.L. 118-82 (published on www.congress.gov on 09/20/2024)

Section 3243 - Negotiations

The United States shall seek to negotiate with other nations and groups of nations to-

(1) adopt general principles and procedures, including common international sanctions, to be followed in the event that a nation violates any material obligation with respect to the peaceful use of nuclear materials and equipment or nuclear technology, or in the event that any nation violates the principles of the Treaty, including the detonation by a non-nuclear-weapon state of a nuclear explosive device; and

(2) establish international procedures to be followed in the event of diversion, theft, or sabotage of nuclear materials or sabotage of nuclear facilities, and for recovering nuclear materials that have been lost or stolen, or obtained or used by a nation or by any person or group in contravention of the principles of the Treaty.

22 U.S.C. § 3243

Pub. L. 95-242, title II, §203, Mar. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 124.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Mar. 10, 1978, except as otherwise provided and regardless of any requirements for the promulgation of implementing regulations, see section 603(c) of Pub. L. 95-242, set out as a note under section 3201 of this title.

nuclear materials and equipment

"nuclear materials and equipment" means source material, special nuclear material, production facilities, utilization facilities, and components, items or substances determined to have significance for nuclear explosive purposes pursuant to subsection 109b 1 of the 1954 Act [42 U.S.C. 2139(b)] ;

the Treaty

"the Treaty" means the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.